Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Archaic Period 8000 B.C.E. - 1000 B.C.E.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 13, 2023
1. Archaic Period 8000 B.C.E. - 1000 B.C.E. Marker
Archaic Period 8000 B.C.E. - 1000 B.C.E.
The word Archaic means "very old". During the archaic period, the people were hunters and gatherers who lived in small mobile bands. They lived in base camps along creeks and rivers for short periods of time while exploring the land. for food. The women gathered wild plants, berries, nuts, and seeds.
At the end of the Paleo Indian Period, people developed new ways of living as the climate warmed. They invented tools, pottery, and weaving. New tools developed during this period included knives, drills, choppers, hammer stones, scrapers, bone points, fish hooks, canoes, and atlatls. The atlatl assisted in propelling a spear with greater velocity and distance. Baskets and pottery vessels aided the women in gathering, storage, and cooking of forest products. Dugout canoes made fishing and travel easier.
Captions
Poling a dugout
Background illustration Copyright 1959 by Edwin Tunis, Copyright 1979 by Maryland National Bank. First appeared in Indians, published by World Publishing. Reprinted by permission of Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology
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Location. 32° 50.363′ N, 83° 36.212′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. It can be reached from Park path north of Ocmulgee National Park Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Macon GA 31217, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Southeast Mound (within shouting distance of this marker); Ocmulgee's Earth Lodge - America's Oldest Ceremonial Lodge (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The "Iron Horse" devastates the mounds (about 800 feet away); Cornfield Mound and Prehistoric Trenches (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Dunlap House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Battle of Dunlap Hill-Stoneman's Raid (approx. 0.2 miles away); 17,000 Years of Continuous Human Habitation (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 1933-1942 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, November 13, 2023
2. Archaic Period 8000 B.C.E. - 1000 B.C.E. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
